Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species

Genus:
Euphais Hübner, 1822 . Syst.-alphab. Verz. eur. Schmett. : 21, 29.    [BHL]

Status:
Junior Objective Synonym

Homonyms: 2

Higher classification:
NOCTUOIDEA : NOCTUIDAE : CALPINAE

Type-species:
Phalaena libatrix Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae (Edn 10), 1: 507.    [BHL]

Type-species designation:
by subsequent designation by Berio , 1957. Memorie Soc. ent. ital. 36: 14.

Type specimens:
Type EUROPE: ? Locality, (LS, London)..

Notes:
Nye (1975) stated:-

Euphais is a junior objective synonym of Scoliopteryx Germar, 1811.

Poole (1989) included PTERODONTA R.L., 1817; EPHEMIAS Hübner, 1821; EUPHAIS Hübner, 1822; and GONOPTERA Berthold, 1827 as junior synonyms of SCOLIOPTERYX Germar, 1810.

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Senior name:
Scoliopteryx Germar, 1810: 14.